1	Palm Sunday some things were too important
2	Matthew 16:13-28 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
3	Matthew 16:13-28 15 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you
4	Matthew 16:13-28 that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20 Then he
5	Matthew 16:13-28 warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the
6	Matthew 16:13-28 third day be raised to life. 22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!" 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but
7	Matthew 16:13-28 the things of men." 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for a man if
8	Matthew 16:13-28 he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. 28 I tell you the truth, some who are
9	Matthew 16:13-28 standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
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11	The Hard Truth of Following Reach a Transformational Point 13 . . . "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 "But what about you?” . . . 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
12	The Transformational Point When we understand who Jesus is, and what it means, we discover our lives being transformed by it. 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
13	The Transformational Point No matter what we are like, once we know him and understand what that means, we are forever changed. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, . . . it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; . . ."
14	The Hard Truth of Following Reach a Transformational Point Face the Missional Challenge 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
15	The Hard Truth of Following Reach a Transformational Point Face the Missional Challenge Understand that there are Stumbling Blocks To Avoid
16	The Stumbling Blocks Expecting God to bend to our will. 22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!"
17	The Stumbling Blocks Making the things of men more important than the things of God. 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."
18	The Stumbling Blocks Failing to follow as he intends. 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
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20	It was too important not to say. Your defining moment will be marked by three things. You reach a transformational point. You face the missional challenge. You understand the stumbling blocks to avoid.